Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.54
January 02, 2019
…acquires Peach State Bluff manufacturing acquires Wesco Industrial Products Honeywell announces acquisition of Transnorm for $492.8 million Columbia Machine announces partnership with OTTO Motors UNEX Manufacturing acquires SpeedCell Orbis acquires Hinkle Manufacturing FedEx partners with Vecna Robotics as part of automation growth strategy Zebra Technologies to acquire Xplore Technologies SencorpWhite and Minerva Associates announce a strategic merger Research and economy IDC FutureScape predictions foretell rapid digital transformation for manufacturers and retailers U.S. warehousing market remains solid, says Armstrong report Deloitte studies distinctive traits of digital frontrunners in manufacturing ITA reports third consecutive year of record-breaking forklift sales In other news…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.09
December 19, 2018
…applied machine learning to bear on real-world problems. Related: Honeywell and Fetch Robotics Deliver Autonomous Mobile Robots to DCs Related White Papers Material Handling Industry Makes the Digital Transformation The material handling industry is in the middle of a historic digital transformation from manual to automated processes in a distribution center (DC) and fulfillment operations. Download Now! Understanding the 3Rs, Range, Rate, and Reliability, of Robotic Piece-Picking This paper describes how to put robotic piece-picking to work for your company and how to start benefiting from reduced operating costs and predictable piece-picking capacity. Download Now! More Resources on; Robotics
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.89
December 19, 2018
Honeywell announced a strategic collaboration with Fetch Robotics to provide distribution centers with autonomous mobile robots to help them more effectively fulfill growing volumes of e-commerce orders. The initiative enables Honeywell Intelligrated’s customers to increase productivity and boost labor efficiency by deploying Fetch Robotics’ autonomous mobile robotics, which operate safely alongside people to transport items through distribution centers without human guidance or fixed paths. By adding this offering to its smart robotics portfolio, Honeywell Intelligrated can provide customers with a range of flexible automation solutions that can be tailored to address current and future operational needs. Honeywell Intelligrated previously announced…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.60
November 14, 2018
…to AR and VR deployments from GE, Boeing, and Honeywell, among others, demonstrate this growing momentum, though the aforementioned challenges are hindering scalability. “The enormous benefits that wireless technologies can help achieve, including predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, big data analytics, more flexible workforces, efficiency improvements, safety enhancements, and many others will combine to produce increasing financial and production incentives that cannot be avoided,” said Zignani. “Wired technologies are simply not adequate to address all the multifaceted needs of the varied devices that will make up the IIoT and will be far too costly to implement. However, in order to be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.54
August 28, 2018
…lead as Regional CEO, North America. Barber joins from Honeywell Intelligrated where he served as Vice President, Southern Operations. He was a key member of the senior management of Intelligrated, a leader in supply chain and warehouse automation solutions before its acquisition by Honeywell in 2016. In his new role, Barber will oversee GreyOrange’s expansion starting with the U.S., bringing supply chain innovation and streamlined solutions powered by AI to e-commerce, retail and logistics customers. “GreyOrange is the world’s largest supply chain robotics company and the global leader of robotics technology for operating flexible automated warehouses,” said Samay Kohli, CEO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.04
August 28, 2018
Honeywell has announced a strategic collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University to advance artificial intelligence and robotic technologies to help distribution centers address rising demands fueled by rapid growth in e-commerce. The initiative brings together Honeywell Intelligrated, a division of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions, and Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Engineering Center. The two organizations are advancing the capability of artificial intelligence and robotics technologies to benefit distribution centers, which are becoming more integrated and complex, and looking to robotics solutions to improve productivity and performance in fulfilling orders. “It is becoming increasingly difficult to staff supply chain operations fast enough…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.69
May 17, 2018
…system solution providers, including Swisslog, Toyota Material Handling, Dematic, Honeywell Intelligrated and Knapp Logistics Automation. (You can read “Materials Handling Innovation (And Why It Matters)”). This year, on the heels of Modex, we thought we’d revisit the topic. But instead of focusing on the household names in automation, we asked six companies playing in the software or technology space, including several startups and smaller players, just what innovation means to their organizations. Here’s what we learned. From linear to exponential innovation If you’ve ever seen any of the Farmers Insurance commercials, you know the punch line: “We know a thing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.27
April 12, 2018
…WES solutions, of course, weren’t standing still at Modex. Honeywell Intelligrated highlighted new capabilities in its Momentum package, and Swisslog showcased some of the newer functions for its SynQ WES solution, including condition monitoring software that collects, analyzes, and provides a workflow for appropriate action. The overall direction with SynQ is to leverage analytics and workflows to drive improvements from the data generated by warehouse automation, explained Steve Thorne, director of Solutions Architecture for Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions (WDS) Americas. So while the robots drew the eyes at Modex, it’s really the evolution of the software layer that sits…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.06
April 10, 2018
Honeywell Intelligrated announces the launch of TechSight, a real-time augmented reality solution designed to reduce repair time and minimize operational disruption in the event of an unplanned outage. The solution leverages smart glasses and a video conferencing platform to instantly connect on-site technicians with remote Honeywell Intelligrated technical support experts, enabling live service instruction via two-way audio and visual communication. Available to Honeywell Intelligrated Lifecycle Support Services customers, TechSight allows on-site technicians to share their vision, gestures, and voice in real time. Connected, smart glasses enable technicians to receive visual aids like schematics and marked-up images to supplement verbal input,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.13
June 14, 2017
…says Bruce Stubbs, director of supply chain marketing for Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions. One enabler of these actionable insights is Cloud-based gathering of data generated by sensors in trucks or other supply chain locations, says Stubbs. Honeywell has already leveraged its Cloud platform capability gained from its acquisition of Movilizer to do things like generate Cloud-based insights into “cold chain” events in sectors such as food and pharmaceuticals, according to Stubbs. Another tech stack evolution Honeywell is involved with is performance analytics of data generated by voice systems. Whereas once the software component of voice systems was mainly about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
April 13, 2017
…of Retrotech, Egemin and Dematic by Kion; Intelligrated by Honeywell; and Toyota’s acquisition of Bastian and Vanderlande. But it doesn’t stop there. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal reported that “Plug Power granted Amazon the right to buy up to 20 percent of its shares” based on meeting contract goals. While Kion, Intelligrated and Toyota are taking different approaches to the market, in conversations with their executives, they each predicted an increase in R&D spending that will benefit their individual companies but also the industry – and increase the clockspeed. New business models: The traditional industry business model is that a company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
December 23, 2016
…unique combination of traditional and automated materials handling solutions. Honeywell to acquire Intelligrated for $1.5 billion Deal marks the second acquisition of a leading systems integration firm in the past two weeks. JDA announces $570 million equity investment from Blackstone and New Mountain Capital Investment to support research and development, including SaaS-based supply chain and omni-channel retail solutions. FORTE and Power Automation Systems rebranded under Swisslog WDS Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions acquired Forte in April 2015 and PAS in April 2016. KION brand Egemin Automation acquires Retrotech Acquisition to strengthen expertise in fast-growing market for automated warehouse systems in…
